Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi

Malawi: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 19.96 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.96 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
94th
of 201 countries
All-time high
21.61 kg/ha
in 2021
All-time low
4.62 kg/ha
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi is 19.96 kg/ha, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi peaked at 21.61 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.62 kg/ha, in 1992.

That places Malawi 94th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.64 kg/ha 6.77 kg/ha 9.46 kg/ha 9
1970s 8.26 kg/ha 7.15 kg/ha 9.05 kg/ha 10
1980s 7.8 kg/ha 7.05 kg/ha 8.11 kg/ha 10
1990s 8.21 kg/ha 4.62 kg/ha 11.38 kg/ha 10
2000s 11.41 kg/ha 7.69 kg/ha 16.41 kg/ha 10
2010s 16.47 kg/ha 14.54 kg/ha 18.45 kg/ha 10
2020s 20.27 kg/ha 19.52 kg/ha 21.61 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 91 Algeria 20.41 kg/ha compare
  2. 92 Iceland 20.11 kg/ha compare
  3. 93 Serbia 20.09 kg/ha compare
  4. 95 Kenya 19.89 kg/ha compare
  5. 96 Zambia 18.78 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi?
Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi was 19.96 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 21.61 kg/ha in 2021.
What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 4.62 kg/ha in 1992.
How does Malawi rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
Malawi ranks 94th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).